Flimsy vs Tinny - What's the difference?
flimsy | tinny |
Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
* Sheridan
Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
*1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 251:
*:Smiley peered once more at the flimsy which he still clutched in his pudgy hand.
(informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
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Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.
:The object had a tinny appearance.
Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.
:The shop was filled with tinny tourist geegaws.
Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.
:The piano was not simply out of tune, but had become downright tinny .
As adjectives the difference between flimsy and tinny
is that flimsy is likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile while tinny is of or pertaining to or resembling tin.As a noun flimsy
is thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.flimsy
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.
- All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
Antonyms
* robust * strong * sturdyNoun
(flimsies)citation